Rough Draft
by the Numbers
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22
student team members
and alumni -
50
investments made to date
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120+
student founders
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$130m+
capital raised by portfolio companies
How it works
from IDEA to exit, without leaving campus
Our mission at Rough Draft Ventures is to back the most ambitious and talented student founders who are creating technologies that will improve the way people live and work. Our student team, advisors and portfolio companies are here to help you take your business to the next level.
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300,000 students at 60+ schools.
Extraordinary Mentors
Our team of advisors and mentors is world-renowned—they're business leaders who have founded companies worth billions of dollars.
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Neil Blumenthal
Warby Parker
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David Cancel
HubSpot, Lookery
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Helen Greiner
iRobot, CyPhyWorks
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Dharmesh Shah
HubSpot
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We <3 our student founders
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Meet the team
We hail from all over Boston
With experience ranging from hardware hacking to growth hacking, public relations and press to UI and UX design, our team is at your disposal.
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